SEATTLE – In breaking down a meeting with Matt Brown, Mike Swick predicted one of them would fall down.

Unfortunately, it was him. A two-punch combo sent the veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter 1″ to the canvas, out cold.

The welterweight bout opened up the main card of Saturday’s UFC on FOX 5 event at Seattle’s KeyArena. It aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook.

Brown was the first to swing with a lunging right that scored. The next clash saw Swick get the worse of it, and after going tit-for-tat, Swick indicated that he wanted a takedown.

But it was Brown who scooped up a leg and deposited Swick, and when Swick tried to right himself, Brown transitioned into a D’Arce choke.

When Swick rolled over, Brown’s leverage went away, giving him the opportunity to land shots from the top. Instead, he worked to improve position. The decision cost him, as Brown locked his legs in triangle position.

Swick immediately adjusted his legs to the point where Brown again lost leverage, and after a few moments in a human pretzel, the two righted themselves. Brown ended the round on an emphatic note by scoring against the cage with a knee and elbow.

Swick looked to establish his jab in the second frame as Brown advanced. Brown scored with a sneaky elbow in close, prompting Swick to push for a takedown. A contusion was developing beside his left eye.

Swick again pressed for a takedown, but was forced to retreat. In transition, Brown caught him with a left hook, quickly followed by a right. Swick fell limp to the canvas, bringing Brown the KO victory at the 2:31 mark of the round.

Brown (16-11 MMA, 6-5 UFC) now enjoys a four-fight win streak, while Swick (15-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is back to the drawing board after a “Knockout of the Night” winner against DaMarques Johnson at UFC on FOX 4, which marked his first fight in two-and-a-half-years.

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